Jaafar Jaafar claims Ngelale became Tinubu’s spokesman due to his ‘Oyibo accent’

Jaafar Jaafar also argued that Tinubu brought Ngelale for “cosmetic effect to smarten the President’s geriatric outlook and guttural voice”

By Kehinde Okeowo

Popular Nigerian investigative journalist, Jaafar Jaafar has aimed a dig at Ajuri Ngelale, ex-spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, after he tendered his resignation letter on Friday.

According to him, Ngelale is the first presidential spokesman whose television face and ‘Oyibo’ accent earned him the plum job.

TheNiche had earlier reported that the ex-spokesman to the president announced his decision to take an indefinite leave of absence from his official duties.

This was contained in a memo submitted to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday.

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Speaking via the statement, Ngelale said, “On Friday, I submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President informing my office that I am proceeding on an indefinite leave of absence to frontally deal with medical matters presently affecting my immediate nuclear family.”

Reacting to the development via a post on his X page on Saturday, Jaafar alleged that Tinubu brought Ngelale for cosmetic effect to smarten the President’s geriatric outlook and guttural voice.

Speaking via his verified social media handle, he tweeted: “Ajuri Ngelale is the first presidential spokesman whose television face and Oyibo accent — not PR or media expertise — earned him the plum job. Tinubu’s family brought him for cosmetic effect to smarten the president’s geriatric outlook and guttural voice. But soon afterwards, his inflated sense of importance and domineering attitude put him at odds with other powers around the president.”